Nepalese

[ nep-uh-leez, -lees ]

/ ˌnɛp əˈliz, -ˈlis /

adjective

of or relating to Nepal, its inhabitants, or their language.

noun, plural Nep·a·lese for 2.

a native or inhabitant of Nepal.

Nepali(def 1).

Origin of Nepalese

First recorded in 1810–20; Nepal + -ese

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Examples from the Web for nepalese

“GNRD has zealously fought to eliminate abuse of Nepalese migrant workers in Qatar,” the organization said in a statement.
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It also has a nasty civil rights record of expelling its Nepalese minority of the country.
In the Future We'll All Be Renters: America's Disappearing Middle Class|Joel Kotkin|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jonas Fleury used to sell homemade liquor and food to the Nepalese soldiers.
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Cardamoms are a valuable crop in the same locality, and also in the Nepalese Himalayas.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4|Various

The Nepalese possess a great advantage in having an excellent clay for making bricks and tiles; and their workmen are very expert.
An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal|Fancis Buchanan Hamilton
It is the last place of any size on this side of the Nepalese frontier and boasts of a military governor.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
He says that the Nepalese highly prize this little animal for its services in ridding houses of rats.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale
These belonged to some Nepalese herds who come over here in the summer, bringing their cattle to graze.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury

British Dictionary definitions for nepalese

Nepalese

/ (ˌnɛpəˈliːz) /

adjective

of or relating to Nepal or its inhabitants

noun plural -ese

a native or inhabitant of Nepal

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